Institute of the History, Philosophy and Ethics of Medicine, Ulm University, Parkstraße 11, 89073, Ulm, Germany.
J Public Health Policy. 2021 Mar;42(1):145-153. doi: 10.1057/s41271-020-00261-y. Epub 2021 Jan 18.
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic constitutes not only a danger for public health, but may also threaten civil liberties. Looking at the examples of recent events in Poland and Hungary, the authors argue that governments may misuse pandemic for their political advantage, thus endangering public health. Political decisions taken to stem the spread of pandemics should be limited and strictly proportionate to the situation.
持续的 COVID-19 大流行不仅对公共卫生构成威胁,也可能威胁公民自由。作者通过波兰和匈牙利的近期事件为例,认为政府可能会滥用大流行来谋取政治利益,从而危害公共健康。为阻止大流行而做出的政治决策应该是有限的,并与情况严格成比例。